Achieving low golf scores is the aim of any golfer. If we were not interested, why would we keep score. Even when we are not writing a tally down, we are keeping track of our shots in our head. It is a natural thing for golfers and the main goal of playing golf……for most of us. 😉 The key to most successful rounds is keeping the ball in play. For beginners, hitting their ball anywhere on the grass is a success story. As they improve and develop a greater feel for the golf, keeping the ball on the fairway is the benchmark. For players like myself, keeping the ball on the optimum side of the fairway is considered a good shot. Basically, it is all relative, but the core goal is to keep the ball in play. The real question is how to achieve this goal more often than not?
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Remembering What Works In Golf
After playing many rounds of golf through my life, the goods, the bads and the uglies run together sometimes. It is not because I am forgetful, but more that my focus on exact details might be clouded. It is like how a fist grows over time into a whopper of a catch. Well, golf shots are like that sometimes too. The hole between trees shrinks and the sand traps become deeper. It seems to be the nature of telling golf stores and for them most part, I am comfortable with the minor exaggerations. It is all in fun and part of being an amateur golfer. There are times when remembering the exact details of a golf shot are important and will make the difference between a par and double bogey. Let me explain!
Continue readingFighting For Lower Golf Scores
Playing golf provides many opportunities to be successful or not. Each attempt at success offered teaching points that empower us to learn lessons to improve our golf game. Of course, we must have our minds open to maximize the learning opportunities in order to transfer this knowledge into lower golf scores. It all seems very straightforward, but I assure you it is far more challenging than I make it seem. Despite that golfers relearn lessons constantly, there is the aspect of fighting our minds decisions with the low percentage changes of success. The draw to make that amazing shot often overshadows the ‘right’ shot and as a result hurts our overall golf score. It seems to be the nature of the best, yet there is a way to stay in control our our ego in order to become our best selves on the golf course.
Continue readingSuccess Off The Tee – Is It Important?
Hitting out ball successfully off the tee can be a challenge to many players. I know that I have struggled from time to time with this very important skill. Interestingly, there appears to be a shroud of confusion over how to accomplish success when standing on the tee box. If you think about what you immediately do on a par 4 or 5 while walking to the tee box, you might understand where I am going with today’s thoughts. It is not complex, yet as critical as sinking that 3 foot putt for par!
Continue readingIt Is What You Leave In Golf
Regardless of where your ball comes to rest on the golf course it is important to think about the shot in hand and what you want your next shot to look like. This ‘next shot strategy’ is universal and can be applied to many sports and recreational activities. Unfortunately, like a chess match, many of us solely focus on the current play and disregard the follow on shots. This one dimensional thinking is a challenge as it usually leads to ‘no trouble doubles’. The mental errors of not focusing on future shots adds needless strokes to our score; something that is always avoidable. The challenge for most how do we ingrain the process of looking at our next shot when things go awry.
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The Grateful Golfer 